According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in the last 20 years, the Philippine’s global ranking in fisheries and aquaculture production had fallen due to unsustainable management systems and structures The Philippine government’s medium-term response was the implementation of the Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan (CNFIDP), prepared by the Bureau of Fisheries continue reading…
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar led a meet and greet with the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC) Chairperson Emeriti and newly-appointed RAFC Executive Committee Chairpersons on August 3, 2021, through an online meeting. This activity provided a chance for RAFCs to get to know more about the Agriculture Secretary and his thrusts, continue reading…
The Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs) from Luzon A Cluster adopted various policy resolutions on July 22 as a support to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) programs and projects and to tailor-fit the requirements of the cluster regions in response to the implementation of agri-fishery reforms of the Department. Luzon A Cluster Congress was participated continue reading…
PCAF OIC Executive Director Liza Battad, PCC OIC Executive Ronnie Domingo, Central Luzon Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (AFC) monitoring team in the main lobby of the Livestock Biotechnology Center of PCC. Philippine Council for Agriculture (PCAF), as the fund manager of the PL-480 Program, together with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) monitored continue reading…
PRESS RELEASE In line with the new thrusts and priorities of the Department of Agriculture (DA) towards a food secure and resilient Philippines with prosperous farmers and fishers, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) introduced and ramped up its engagement with its private sector-partners, through the implementation of a value creating strategic shift continue reading…
More than 30 employees of the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) joined the technical secretariat of the 2021 National Food Systems Dialogue (NFSD) on July 13 and 14, which was participated in by international agencies, local government units, and partner national government agencies and other agriculture and fisheries key stakeholders through a blended continue reading…
For years, the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries’ (PCAF), through the Monitoring and Evaluation Section (MES) and its national and local Agriculture and Fisheries Councils (AFCs), has been going around the country conducting fieldwork as part of the monitoring arm of the Department of Agriculture (DA) specifically engaged in the post-implementation monitoring of DA-funded continue reading…
Almost 200 participants from the Agricultural and Fishery Councils (AFCs), both from the national and local levels, and representatives from the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) attended the Joint 2021 First Semester Major Final Output (MFO) Validation Party on July 8, 2021. The online assembly, spearheaded by the Planning, Monitoring and Knowledge Management continue reading…
